Poverty - Matches

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) will hold a public webinar on February 17, 2022, from 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM via Cisco Webex.This ..

It would be “more challenging” for the Philippines to reduce poverty and return to its pre-pandemic growth path with the COVID-19 pandemic..

#PIDSInfoBits: Did you know that majority of the poor in the Philippines are households headed by those engaged in agriculture?In 2018, about 52.4 per..

Lifting Filipinos out of poverty is essential to achieve the Philippine Development Plan 2017–2022 target of becoming an upper middle-income country..

The Philippines aspires to be an upper middle-income country by 2022 as stated in the 2017–2022 Philippine Development Plan. It has also committed t..

The government should maximize the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) cash grants to its optimum level by converging its operations a..

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) supports the efforts of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) to promote financial l..

This virtual event will present the study titled “Giving Cash to the Poor: A Study of Pantawid Pamilya Cash Grants Generosity, Frequency, and Mo..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) announces the retirement of Dr. Celia M. Reyes from government service effective July 31, 2021..

#PIDSInfoBits: Did you know that there are over 2.45 million informal settlers* in PH?According to the 2018 Family Income and Expenditure Survey, over..

#PIDSInfoBits: Did you know that among the basic sectors in PH, farmers and fisherfolk have the highest poverty incidence?According to 2018 data from ..

Passed in 2019, the Rice Tariffication Law (Republic Act [RA] 11203) aims to reduce the price of the country’s key staple. It also mandates an annua..

As the national and local governments devise ways to address the daily impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study published by state think tank Philipp..

A recent impact evaluation of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) conducted by state think Philippine Institute for Studies (PIDS)..

Poverty simulations suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures implemented by the government to contain the spread of the virus will increase..